Principal Oracle Database Administrator FS Poly Required

Intelligent. Dynamic. Resilient.

Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal, has been defending the world's most critical data and networks against the most complex cyber threats imaginable for more than 25 years. As trailblazers in defense-grade, high assurance cyber security, we have been leading the way in developing and delivering innovative cyber security technology. We protect data wherever it resides. Our unwavering dedication and commitment to our customers and the critical missions they serve are what set us apart. We are dynamic, vigilant, and proactive in everything we do. Our suite of cross domain, threat protection and insider risk solutions empower governments and enterprise organizations to use data safely - where and however their people need it. At Everfox, we innovate, we invest, we achieve. We protect what matters most to our customers. And we offer protection like no other. We do all of this so our customers can focus on what matters most. their mission.

Job Title: Principal Oracle Database Administrator

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Position Summary:
Everfox is one of the world's most significant private cybersecurity software and professional service companies. As a Principal Oracle Database Administrator at Everfox, you'll join our growing professional services engineering team. The work is challenging and provides support to a single customer. Supporting this customer will require you to troubleshoot and resolve various issues independently. While you'll have access to other DBA staff, you'll be expected to be a self-starter and multitask while communicating effectively with the customer and Everfox management. The ideal candidate will have previous experience supporting medium to large-scale Oracle databases.

What You'll be Doing:
Many job listings provide a wide range of confusing and often vague terms. At Everfox, we take a different approach by spelling out the key things you'll be responsible for.

• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the RHEL 8. x OS supporting Oracle Database software in physical and virtualized environments.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting pluggable and containerized Oracle 19c Databases in physical and virtualized environments.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Oracle Data Guard.
• Performing RHEL 8. x and Oracle 19c upgrades/patching.
• Periodically validating Oracle 19c backup/recovery operations leveraging RMAN.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Oracle database performance.
• Providing on-demand support for database-related issues and, if need be, working with Oracle support to address any unsolvable issues.
• Working with the product support and development teams to address issues or bugs discovered in products running at a customer location.

• Working with onsite government, contractor, or subcontractor staff to resolve issues with onsite products as a first line of support.
• Reviewing, applying, and remediating security vulnerabilities or security controls based on STIG guidance or scanning reports.
• Installing firmware updates on physical components such as DellEMC or HPE servers and SANs.
• Communicating daily with customers and Everfox management, providing detailed activity summaries and in-depth trip reports where applicable.
• Assisting in the lifting/racking and cabling of physical hardware. *
• Possibility of 10% or less travel to customer coop site locations in VA and MS.

• Other duties as assigned*

• Database Configuration: Primary and Secondary Oracle 19c database servers leveraging Oracle Data Guard on physical hardware.
• Database Size: 100TB, with growth at a rate of 2TB per month.

• An active (currently in use) - TS/SCI
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or equivalent education and work experience.
• At least one DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT level II (2) or higher.
  (These are required only for DoD professional services roles. )
• The ability to obtain the appropriate work authorizations required under U. S. ITAR or EAR regulations from the applicable U. S. government agency.

• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the RHEL 8. x OS supporting Oracle Database software in physical and virtualized environments.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting pluggable and containerized Oracle 19c Databases in physical and virtualized environments.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Oracle Data Guard.
• Performing RHEL 8. x and Oracle 19c upgrades/patching.
• Periodically validating Oracle 19c backup/recovery operations leveraging RMAN.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Oracle database performance.
• Providing on-demand support for database-related issues and, if need be, working with Oracle support to address any unsolvable issues.
• Working with the product support and development teams to address issues or bugs discovered in products running at a customer location.

• Working with onsite government, contractor, or subcontractor staff to resolve issues with onsite products as a first line of support.
• Reviewing, applying, and remediating security vulnerabilities or security controls based on STIG guidance or scanning reports.
• Installing firmware updates on physical components such as DellEMC or HPE servers and SANs.
• Communicating daily with customers and Everfox management, providing detailed activity summaries and in-depth trip reports where applicable.

• Assisting in the lifting/racking and cabling of physical hardware. *

• Deep understanding of the following information technology areas:
  
  • Oracle RDBMS, partitioning, text indexing, grid, ASM, RMAN, SQL, PL/SQL, and scripting in support of automation and nightly processing jobs.
  • Routing, switching, firewall rules, and TCP/UDP/SSH/FTP/SCP/HTTPS protocols.
  • Creating, renewing, installing, and troubleshooting secure certificates for web servers/sites, appliances, or networking hardware.
  • Server hardware installation, maintenance, and patching.

• Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GovCloud, or Google Cloud.
• Experience working with N-Tier architecture.
• Experience with Java application servers.
• Oracle Certifications, such as OCA, OCP, and OCM.
• Certifications from Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, Symantec, or VMware.